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Cheers and good luck, Ingoolemo ^talk 18:43, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Image Tagging Image:Churinga.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Churinga.jpg. I notice the image page currently doesn't specify who created the image, so the copyright status is therefore unclear. If you have not created the image yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the image on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the image yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the image also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture then you can use {{GFDL}} to release it under the GFDL. If you can claim fair use use {{Non-free fair use in|article name}} or {{fairuse}}. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

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{subst:proposed deletion notify|'A Million Wild Acres'|concern=No sources/refs for this book}} Kamkek (talk) 17:16, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Notification: changes to "Mark my edits as minor by default" preference

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Thank you for your understanding and happy editing :) Editing on behalf of User:Jarry1250, LivingBot (talk) 20:51, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Ray Ericksen

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Ray Ericksen requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://digitised-collections.unimelb.edu.au/handle/11343/125319. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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